One of the genre’s greatest modern talents clarifies that their third supernatural Stephen King adaptation ‘is not a horror movie’

As you’d expect given the sheer volume of adaptations that arrive on an annual basis, the The Life of Chuck to deliver the goods.

Having left Netflix behind everybody would surely agree that Flanagan knocked it out of the park.

Gerald’s Game is also one of the most nail-biting and stomach-churning originals in Netflix history, and you know exactly what scene can arguably be called the most gruesome to ever air on the streaming service. With that in mind, as well as a concept that focuses on Tom Hiddleston’s title character and his time growing up in an allegedly haunted house, you’d think The Life of Chuck would be a straight-up horror.

Well, according to Flanagan himself, it isn’t. Responding to a question on Tumblr as to whether or not he’d be interested in branching out and tackling genres outside of his wheelhouse, he noted that he’s “working on one right now, The Life of Chuck is not a horror movie.”

Based on the premise, you’d imagine psychological thrills are the bare minimum, which fortunately happens to be another arena in which Flanagan excels.